Car-fender.



PAT'ENTED MAR. 29, 1904.

F. A. SGHA A F.

GAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, 1903.

NO MODEL.

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Patented March 29, 1904.

PATENT OFF CE- II'FRAN'KA, soHAAF', or CLEVELAND, 1110.

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SIPECIFIGATIONforming part of Letters meat No. 756,060, dated March 29, 1904.

Application filed March 14:, 1903-- Serial N0.I47,821. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern; 1

. 'Be it known that I, FRANK A. SCI-IAAF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleve-- land, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Car-Fenders, of which the-following 5 is a specification. a

My invention re-lates'to new and useful im provements 1n car-fenders; and- -1ts ob ect 1sv toprovide a device of this character which is normally suspended above the tracks, but which will automatically drop into position thereon when the same is brought into contact with any object in the path thereof.

A further object is to provide novel mech f anism for holding and releasing the fender at he proper times; V

Another object is to employ a holding de vice by means of which the fender may be rigidly but detachably secured-to a car.

With the above and other' objects in view I the invention consists in providing a frame Pins are arranged within certain of these apertures and project intoone or more of the recesses in the arms and serve to hold said arms rigidly but detachably and adjustably connected to the plates. (hose-strips are hinged -to the-arms of the frame, and a fender extends therefrom and is adapted to be held at a point slightly removed from the rails by means of a catch which normally engages the frame.

1 U-shaped'operating-bar normally rests in po- I sition in front of the catch and is adapted when said bar is moved longi-tudinally'to'throw thecatch out of engagement'with' the frame;

Springsare employed for throwing the fender upon the track immediately after the catch has been released. I

The invention also consists in the further novel construction-and combination of partshereinafter more fully described-and claimed,

andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of my invention,

and in which V the recess 5.

a Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a car-fender in position upon a car. .Fig. 2 is is a section on line as 00 of Fig. 1. I Referring to: the figures by numerals of reference, 11 are parallel plateswhich are secured, to the bottom of a car 2 andare providedwith parallel series of apertures 3 there:

in. Between each pair of plates is adapted to be inserted an arm 4, which has recesses 5 in the lower edge thereof. Pins 6 are detachably arranged within certain of the apertures in the plate and are so located as to support 'thearm k at a desired inclination between the plates". One of these pins preferably extends through one of the recesses 5, and the arm is adapted to besecurely locked in position between the plates by means of a pin 7 which may be inserted through the plates at such a point above the arm as to prevent said arm from being swung upward from the pin within Arms 4: are connected by a crossbeam 8, having a slotted strip 8 thereon, the

ends of which are adjustably connected to the arms 4 by links 8". Parallel ears 9 extend laterally from the center of strip SZjand a roller 9 is-journ'aled therein." A lip lOprojects from beam '8 at a point under roller'9, and to the front end of each arm is hinged an ear 11, extending rearwardly'from a cross-strip 12.

. This strip is connected, by means of a casting 18, to a'similar cross-strip 14. thereunder, and

rods '15 are fastened'within said'strips and extend forward" therefrom to form' a fenderguard. The forward ends of the rods are connested-by a spindle 16, upon which are jour- -naledrollers 17. I

' A slotted-arm 1'8,-having a slotted segment 18",e'xtends rearwardly from the upper end of thecasting l3 and is adjustably secured to 'alink 19, to which a' catch 19 is pivoted. This catch is' held normally in engagement with the roller 9 upon strip 8 by means of a'coiled spring 20. An arm 21-projects downward from this catch and is adapted to overhang the end of the lip 10, before referred to. An operating-bar 22 is arrangedin advance of spindle 16 and is c'onnected'to side bars 28', which extend through the fender-guard and form a loop 24 at the rear end thereof, which normally rests upon lip and is provided with a friction-roller 25. Arms 26 are secured to the cross-strip 12 and extend forward therefrom, and to these arms is hinged a guard 27 which may be of any suitable construction and is adapted to be supported in a raised position by the front of the car 2. Plates 28 are clamped upon some of the rods 15 at points between the cross-strips 12 and 14, and springs 29, which are secured to the lower surface of the beam 8, bear upon these plates for the'purpose hereinafter more fully described.

When the operating-bar 22, which is in advance of the rest of the fender, comes into contact with an object in the path of said fender, it is thrown backward upon rollers 17, and the loop 24 is forced longitudinally on lip 10, thereby bringing roller 25 against arm 21 and swinging the catch 19 out of engagement with ear 9. The springs 29 will then promptly force the fender 15 downward,-bringing the rollers 17 upon the track. The spring-guard .27 will prevent the object from coming violently into contact with the front of the car,

and the fender will prevent it from passing under the car. To reset the fender, it is merely necessary to lift the same, and the catch 19 will then automatically engage roller 9. Prior to this resetting of the fender, however, the loop 24 will be replaced upon ear 10. It will be understood that the arms 4 can be arranged at any desired inclination between the plates 1, as pins 6 and 7 can be put in any of the desired apertures within said plates.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without de- ..parting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described-the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of arms carried thereby, a fender mounted upon the arms, an car, a catch mounted upon .the fender to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated, and means to automatically trip the catch to release the fender.

2. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of arms carried thereby, a fender mounted upon the arms, an ear, a spring-retained catch mounted upon the fender to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated, and means to au tomatically trip the catch to release the fender.

3. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of arms adjustably mounted thereon, a fender mounted upon the arms, an ear, a catch mounted upon the fender to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated, and means to automatically trip the catch to release the fender. 4. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of arms mounted thereon, a fender mounted upon the arms, an car, a catch adjustably mounted upon the fender to retain the same elevated, and means to automatically trip the catch to release the fender.

5. In a car-fender, the combination with a guard, and parallel arms extending therefrom and having recesses in one edge thereof; of parallel plates having apertures therein, and pins detachably arranged Within the apertures and adapted to support the arms and engage a recess therein.

6. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of plates mounted thereon, arms carried by the plates, a fender mounted on the arms, an ear, acatch carried by the fender to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated, and means to automatically trip the catch to release the fender.

7 In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of plates secured thereto, arms adjustably mounted upon the plates, a fender mounted upon the arms, an car, a catch carried by the fender to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated, and means to automatically trip the catch to release the fender.

8. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of plates provided with apertures and secured thereto, arms, pins adapted to enter the apertures to engage the arms to adjustably mount the arms upon the plates, a fender mounted upon the arms, an ear, a catch carried by the fender to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated, and means to automatically trip the catch to release the fender.

9. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of arms mounted thereon,a beam connecting the arms, a slotted plate mounted upon the beam, links connected to said plate and arms, a fender mounted upon the arms, an ear carried by the beam, a catch carried by the fender to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated and means to automatically trip the catch to release the fender.

10. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of arms mounted thereon, means connecting the arms, an ear mounted on the said means, a lip mounted on the means below the ear, a fender mounted upon the arms, a catch carried by the fender to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated, and means adapted to rest upon the lip to automatically trip the catch to release the fender.

11. In a car-fender, the combination with a car,of arms carried thereby,a fender mounted upon the arms, an ear, a casting secured to the fender and provided with a slotted segment, a link adjustably connected to the segment, a latch carried by the link to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated, and means to automatically trip the catch to release the fender.

12. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of arms mounted thereon,a fender mounted on the arms, an car, a catch carried by the fender to engage the ear to retain the fender elevated, means for automatically releasing the fender, and spring means carried by the arms to force the fender when released into contact with the roadway.

13. In a car-fender, the combination with a car, of arms mounted thereon,a fender mounted upon the arms, a guard hinged to the fender, an ear, a catch carried by the fender to ing the arms,afender mounted upon the arms, an ear carried-by the beam, a lip carried by the beam, a catch carried by the fender to engage the ear to normally retain the fender I elevated, and an operating-bar terminating in a loop, said loop fitting in the lip to trip the catch When the guard comes in contact with C. E. Wnisnoon, EUGENE SOHNIEPFF, Jr. 

